paedophage

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noun

An organism that eats or consumes the young of other species.

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Meanings

nounpaedophage (plural paedophages)

plural paedophages

  1. biologyAn organism that eats or consumes the young of other species.

Origin

From paedo- + -phage.

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APA

paedophage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophage

MLA

“paedophage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paedophage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paedophage.

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